GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
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overseesurvey
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
ancillarysubordinate
punitiveinflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment